fade from black 'n white to color or sepia

videoguy wrote on 4/2/2003, 10:42 PM

I have a avi file that I would like to start out in black and white and about ten seconds later fade into color. The original file is in color.

My question is how can I fade from black and white to color or vice verse. Also does anyone know where I can purchase some products by digital jucie that is not so expensive. Thanks, just thought that I would ask.

Comments

kentwolf wrote on 4/2/2003, 11:04 PM

1.) Select your clip in Vegas.
2.) Split the clip, in your case, 10 seconds into the clip. Leave the clips right next to each other to play contiguiously.
3.) On the initial 10 second portion, apply the 100% Black and White effect.
4.) The 100% Black and White dialog pops-up/opens.
5.) In the key frame section near the bottom of the dialog, you could select 0 seconds (start) to be 100% B&W, 2.5 seconds, 75% B&W, 5 seconds, 50% B&W, 7.5 seconds, 25% B&W, the end of the clip, 10 seconds, 0% B&W.

To reverse: Reverse your %'s of B&W to the applicable time marks of the appropriate split clip.

That should do what you want... splitting and key framing is the "key."

videoguy wrote on 4/2/2003, 11:20 PM

Thanks a lot, i thought that i was the only person up this late. I was doing that waiting for an answer. I guess that there is no other way. No big deal. Just thought that it would make for a great effect. Thanks again

BillyBoy wrote on 4/2/2003, 11:24 PM

Another way: Assume you want to ramp up from black and white in a period of 5 seconds. Split your vid so you have two events. Drop the color corrector filter on the first event (5 second portion or whatever). Set saturation to 0 in first keyframe, set last key frame to 1.00. Done. You vid will "color up" over the span of the first event.

Sr_C wrote on 4/3/2003, 12:17 AM

Yet another way:

Leave the clip whole.
Apply the B&W filter (set to 100%)
add a keyframe at 10sec
then change value of filter to 0%
You will then have a clip that fades gradually from B&W to color for the first 10sec

If you want it to stay B&W for 10sec then fade to Color then:
Leave the clip whole.
Apply the B&W filter (set to 100%)
add a keyframe at 10sec
Add another keyframe based on how long you want the transition to be (If you want the transition to be 1sec, then add the next keyframe at the 11sec mark)
then change the value to 0%

Sr_C wrote on 4/3/2003, 12:20 AM

Just another example of how flexible Vegas can be. There are many effects and techniques that vegas allows you to accomplish in many different ways.

FuTz wrote on 4/3/2003, 8:02 AM

Another one? I haven't tried but it should work:
-Place your clip on a track
-Copy that clip and place it right under the first on another track
-First track: apply black and white ( desaturate it)
-Second track: leavi it in color
-Place a "fade to color" video envelope on both tracks and, with these envelopes, make a cross-fade between tracks 1 and 2 exactly where/for the duration/with the fade style you want...
But I think Sr c's solution is the easier one... ;D

kentwolf wrote on 4/3/2003, 8:48 AM

>>...i thought that i was the only person up this late

Oh no...quite the contrary... :)